Cllr Blatchford said: “They felt they needed to do something to revitalise what they were doing and hopefully they are going to be moving forward with the voluntary sector. They do a valuable job. Whether it is valued by the community I don’t know. They have been quite invisible in terms of what they were doing. Whether that was their leadership or the way they work, the public didn’t notice them. Maybe now they will.”

A charity spokesperson said: “This new identity will evolve as we will remain BFVA operating as involve until at least our annual meeting in October.

“Primarily, the purpose of our new name and identity is to better represent what we do for the community and voluntary sector organisations through our four core functions of infrastructure, volunteering, funding and training support. However, it is not just about a new identity; it is also about promoting our values and the attributes that make us great and that will allow us to continue to build on the good work that has been done in the past.

“We are hoping that everyone will embrace and support our new name and identity so that we can continue to provide support for our groups, and individuals, in Bracknell Forest.”

The organisation faced a number of crises, including closure, last year when it looked like it might lose its funding from Bracknell Forest Council.

The charity anticipated a £60,000 annual shortfall following a reduction in central government and other national funding.

But the council made a one-off £60,000 grant in March 2013 to keep it afloat. It is set to receive £141,010 from the council in 2014/15.

In July 2013, Janet Dean, the then-BFVA chair, announced chief executive Martin Gilman and development manager Chris Cowap had been made redundant.

But Ms Dean, who has been chief officer since last November, said there was no connection between that and the new name and identity.

She added: “It is not about wiping out the past. We are very aware there’s been a huge amount of work done in the past 30 years and it is about building on that in the hugely changing environment we exist in at the moment.”